List of Muffler Men

This is a list of Muffler Men.

Arizona

Louie The Lumberjack at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff
Paul Bunyan at Leo's Auto and Home Supply/Don's Hot Rod Shop in Tucson

California

"Big Bert", River Bend Resort, Forestville, CA.

Big Mike, Hayward, California

"Big Mike", formerly at Big Mike's Muffler, Hayward
"Babe Royer" at Babe's Lightning & Muffler in San Jose.
Chicken Boy in Highland Park^[1]
"El Salsero" Muffler Man at 22800 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu^[1]
"Edwin", a golfer, at El Monte Sign Company, 2710 Santa Anita Avenue
"The Guy," a race car driver holding a checkered flag, off the 405 freeway, at the west coast Porsche Experience Center in Carson. Originally a golfer for the Dominguez Golf Course^[1]^[2]
Unnamed, King's Auto Repair in Compton
"Sergio," at Automotive Alley in Boyle Heights
"Tony" at Tony's Transmissions in City Terrace^[1]
"Kevin" at Tuneup Masters in Van Nuys
"Joor Muffler Man" at Joor Muffler in Escondido^[1]
"Mecca Man" at El Tompa Mini Mart in Mecca, CA.
"The Indian Warrior" at Ethels Old Corral in Bakersfield, CA.

Connecticut

When the 26-foot "Muffler Man" Paul Bunyan was erected in front of a Cheshire lumber business in the 1980's, the town objected to the statue, citing that it was a violated of town codes given its substantial height. Finding no limitation on flagpole height on the books, the owners of the statue replaced Bunyan's axe with an American flag. ^[3]

Idaho

The "lumberjack" at Heyburn Elementary in St. Maries, Idaho.^[4]^[5]

Illinois

Gemini Giant in Wilmington
A Giant Hot Dog Statue on Route 66 in Atlanta, Illinois was relocated from Bunyon's in Cicero upon that restaurateur's retirement.^[6]
Lauterbach Man at Lauterbach Service Center in Springfield, Illinois
Spartan at Southeast High School in Springfield, Illinois
BIG FAT in Evergreen Park, Illinois Paul Bunyan statue on top of Guardian Auto Re-builders
Blind Without Glasses at 6300 S. Pulaski in Chicago, IL Indian on top of an eye clinic
Paul Bunyan at Lamb's Farm in Libertyville, Illinois
2 muffler men, Paul Bunyan and Beach Boy, at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall in Livingston, Illinois

Iowa

Giant "Phil", Williamsburg. A Phillips 66 Cowboy, Muffler Man, once stood at the Landmark Truck Stop in Williamsburg, IA at the intersection of I80 and IA-149.. “Giant Phil” was a well-known landmark and appears on a vintage postcard. It is not known where this statue went but it is possible that he now stands with a large fiberglass bull in Waukon, IA^[7]

Massachusetts

Plantation Man, Chicopee. It was originally made for a restaurant in Framingham, then as Uncle Sam for a car dealership in Springfield. It is currently being auctioned and its future is uncertain.^[8]^[9]
There is a Muffler Man in front of the tire store on Montana Ave. in Billings.
There is a Muffler Man with a large ax and lumberman's hard hat at the entrance to Valley Tree Service on the east side of Route 97 in Groveland, Massachusetts.

Montana

Casino Dude

Casino Dude Muffler Man at Fort Rockvale Restaurant and Casino in Joliet
Muffler Man at Plentywood

New Jersey

Barnacle Bill's Amusements at Ortley
Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown

New Mexico

May Cafe

May Cafe, Albuquerque (this is a lumberjack figure, not a Muffler Man)
Sun Glass, Farmington
Big Daddy's Flea Market, Las Cruces
Franciscan RV Inc., Hatch

North Carolina

Bradsher Landscape Supply, Raleigh (bluejeans and baseball cap)^[10]

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Harry's On The Hill Cadillac GMC, Asheville (Chief Pontiac)

North Dakota

Chieftain Motel, Carrington (figure is a Native American with upraised arm)

Oregon

Harvey the Giant Rabbit – in Reedville

South Dakota

Buck's Muffler Shop, Sioux Falls - 'Mr. Bendo' holding an exhaust pipe in one hand

Full Throttle Saloon, 12997 E. Hwy 79, Sturgis - Cowboy holding a cigar in his left hand and a mug of beer in his right.

Texas

Red McCombs

Red McCombs Big Chief in downtown San Antonio, Texas
Mr. Bendo, Paul Bunyan, at San Angelo, Texas
Glenn Goode and Mary Jean Goode's "Big People!": Cowboy, 2 Big Johns, and a Uniroyal Gal in Gainesville, Texas

Tennessee

Native American in chinos

Native American in Chinos - Beside Sad Sam's at Exit 112 off of I-65, near Cross Plains.
Pal's, Kingsport - Man carrying a hamburger
Pratt's, Kingsport - Indian in loincloth

Utah

"Big John" A coal miner on Main Street in front of City Hall in Helper City, Utah
"Mr. Spock," a muffler man repainted to resemble the Star Trek character. It sits atop a business in Salt Lake City hidden from street view.

Virginia

Chincoteaque Viking

Chincoteague Viking, Chincoteague Island
Auto Muffler King at 5835 Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Virginia
Williamson Road Service Center at 3110 Williamson Rd Roanoke VA Roanoke VAR

Washington

Paul Bunyan, Shelton Washington

Wisconsin

Bulik's Amusement Center, Spooner - Cowboy

References

1 2 3 4 5 Kabar, Kim (January–February 2012). "Men at Work". Westways. Automobile Club of Southern California. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
↑ "Carson, CA - Muffler Man". October 18, 2013.
↑ Muffler Man - Bunyan, Of Necessity, a Patriot
↑ "St. Maries, Idaho: Paul Bunyan - Big Friend". Roadside America.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
↑ Heyburn Elementary (Official Website) Retrieved June 12, 2015
↑ Dave Hoekstra (June 4, 2012). "Hot dog merchant who brought giant Paul Bunyan statue to Route 66 dead at 89". Chicago Sun-Times.
↑ http://usagiants.com/missing-muffler-men/
↑ Kinney, Jim (November 13, 2013). "Chicopee's Plantation Inn, with Plantation Man, to be sold at auction Friday". masslive.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
↑ Kinney, Jim (November 15, 2013). "Plantation Man to stay in Greater Springfield, buyer says; Chicopee motel and land fail to sell". masslive.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
↑ "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum: The Legend Of The Raleigh Giant". June 24, 2014.

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